Mouse/Rat MMP-2 Antibody

Detects mouse and rat MMP-2 in direct ELISAs and Western blots. In direct ELISAs, approximately 40% cross-reactivity with recombinant human MMP-2 is observed and less than 1% cross-reactivity with recombinant mouse (rm) MMP-3, rmMMP-7, rmMMP-8, rmMMP-9, rmMMP‑12, and recombinant rat MMP-8 is observed.

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Matrix metalloproteinases are a family of zinc and calcium dependent endopeptidases with the combined ability to degrade all the components of the extracellular matrix. MMP-2 (gelatinase A), a type IV collagenase, can degrade a broad range of substrates including type IV, V, VII and X collagens as well as elastin and fibronectin. It is believed to act synergistically with interstitial collagenase (MMP-1) in the degradation of fibrillar collagens as it degrades their denatured gelatin forms. MMP-2 has been shown to be associated with many connective tissue cells as well as neutrophils, macrophages and monocytes. Structurally, MMP-2 may be divided into several distinct domains: a pro-domain which is cleaved upon activation; a catalytic domain containing the zinc binding site; a fibronectin-like domain thought to play a role in substrate targeting; and a carboxyl terminal (hemopexin-like) domain containing 2 N-linked glycosylation sites. The amino acid sequences of the proenzymes are identical between mouse and rat.

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